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Biography |
Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Miami on March 5, 1975,
Niki Taylor was always extremely close to sisters Joelle and
Krissy, and parents Ken and Barbera.
An aspiring marine biologist, Niki's career plans took a
different route after her mother sent photos of the then
13-year old beauty to a Florida modeling agency. An agency
signed her, and it didn't take long for Niki's beautiful
face to appear on the pages of French catalogues and
magazines such as Seventeen, when she was thirteen years
old.
The hazel-eyed, statuesque beauty broke several records in
her freshman days as a model. Niki became the youngest model
ever to sign a multi-million dollar contract, when she
became a L'Oreal spokesperson and Cover Girl's newest face
at age 17. Niki also holds the title of the youngest person
to appear on the cover of the high fashion magazine Vogue.
By the time Niki was 16 years of age, she had made her first
million. She has appeared in over 160 magazines, including:
Allure, Cosmopolitan, the American, Thai and Italian
editions of Elle, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, Mademoiselle,
the Australian, Italian, British, and American editions of
Marie Claire, Sassy, Shape, not to mention Yahoo Internet
Life.
Niki has modeled for companies such as Gap, Lee Riveted, Liz
Claiborne, Nokia, Zum Zum, and the ever-so-popular
Victoria's Secret, whose advertising campaign helped
solidify the modeling careers of fellow models Stephanie
Seymour, Helena Christensen, Tyra Banks, and Laetitia Casta.
When not appearing in ads and on magazine covers, Niki
strutted her stuff on the catwalks of such fashion houses as
Chanel, Chloe, Givenchy, and Calvin Klein.
Like most other models, such as Elle MacPherson and Sofia
Vergara, Niki Taylor released her own calendar, giving men
worldwide the pleasure of seeing her every day of the year.
Niki can also be seen in the 1997 and 1998 issues of Sports
Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition.
Modeling is not Niki's only day job. She is also the head
and founder of her own company, Niki Inc., and the mother of
twin sons Jake and Hunter. Niki was married to football
player Matt Martinez, the father of her sons.
As for her other family members, Niki's younger sister
Krissy, who was also on her way to becoming a model, passed
away in 1995, dying of asthma complications.
Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in
the World, Niki spends her free time jet skiing, scuba
diving, swimming, exercising, kick-boxing, and practicing
yoga.
She also enjoys cooking and would prefer a home-cooked meal
to a fancy restaurant any day. A traditional homebody, Niki
would trade in her designer clothes for a comfortable pair
of jeans any day.
Coming close to James King and Carré Otis in the race for
who has the most tattoos, Niki has a tattoo of a sun on her
foot, a dolphin on her ankle, as well as two other tattoos
on her behind.
Niki may not be in the spotlight as much these days, but
this entrepreneurial beauty will always be considered one of
the great supermodels of the 90's. |
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